NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: KEITH SHAW ON WIRELESS COMPUTING DEVICES 08/26/04 Today's focus: Wireless ahoy!
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Wireless on a cruise ship, at a beach * Links related to Wireless Computing Devices * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Alterpoint Read the latest analyst report on Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) written by EMA's Dennis Drogseth. This report discusses the latest developments in the NCCM market, including an in-depth look at DeviceAuthority Suite, a comprehensive solution for configuring, changing, and controlling today's complex, multi-vendor IT network infrastructures. Download the report today to learn how you can leverage NCCM to reduce the cost and complexity of managing network change. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=73278 _______________________________________________________________ CONTEMPLATING A CAREER MOVE? For many of us, it is time to contemplate a change. You're great at managing networks, but what about your career? Get information and advice for managing and developing your career and guiding your staff's career choices at NW Fusion's Career Research Center. Click here: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=73206 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Wireless ahoy! By Keith Shaw Welcome to another edition of "Would you ...", where we explore some of the new services and applications that seem out of the ordinary. *Would You Make a Cell Phone Call from a Cruise Ship? Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) hopes so. The company announced last week plans to offer passengers on North American cruises the ability to use their cell phones on board, even with communications towers "oceans away." In a joint initiative with AT&T Wireless and the Maritime Telecommunications Network, the Wireless Maritime Services project will be available on the Norwegian Sun as soon as September, and could be installed on NCL's entire fleet within a year, the company said. The service will be available to passengers with GSM phones that work at 900 MHz and 1900 MHz (common for U.S. customers). Users with data-enabled GSM/GPRS devices will also be able to access e-mail and picture messaging. NCL says passengers will be billed by the carrier they subscribe to at the roaming rates set by that carrier, as if they were roaming on land instead of in the middle of the ocean. This isn't the first technology that NCL has implemented. In 1999, the company installed Internet caf�s on its ships, and in 2002, it began providing Wi-Fi wireless LAN service. So the next time you go on a cruise, not only should you not forget to bring your laptop, but bring your cell phone along as well. That is, if your spouse lets you. * Would You Move to California to get Free Wi-Fi? If you lived in Hermosa Beach or Culver City, you wouldn't have to move to get free Wi-Fi. Nomadix last week announced that it installed one of its gateways in a "HotZone" in Hermosa Beach, which will offer free Internet service in about 35% of the city, including downtown, City Hall and even the beach. In Culver City, Firetide and Wireless Hotspot announced a free citywide wireless Internet access network. The Culver City network launched Sept. 9, in an official ceremony at the Culver City Town Plaza. The Culver City HotZone is about one square mile, covering a downtown business district. For more details on either of these networks, go to <http://www.nomadix.com/>, <http://www.firetide.com/> or <http://www.wirelesshotspot.com/>. Thanks for playing. These are rhetorical questions, no need to send e-mail to me at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Unless you want to, of course. _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Keith Shaw Keith Shaw is Senior Reviews Editor at Network World. In addition, he writes the " Cool Tools <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/cooltools.html> " column, which looks at gizmos, gadgets and other mobile computing devices. You can reach Keith at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Alterpoint Read the latest analyst report on Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) written by EMA's Dennis Drogseth. This report discusses the latest developments in the NCCM market, including an in-depth look at DeviceAuthority Suite, a comprehensive solution for configuring, changing, and controlling today's complex, multi-vendor IT network infrastructures. Download the report today to learn how you can leverage NCCM to reduce the cost and complexity of managing network change. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=73279 _______________________________________________________________ ARCHIVE LINKS Archive of the Wireless Computing Devices (formerly Mobile Computing) newsletter: http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/mobile/index.html _______________________________________________________________ FEATURED READER RESOURCE WONDERING IF YOUR PAY IS UP TO SNUFF? Check out Network World's 2004 Salary Calculator to see if you're getting paid what you're worth. Using data collected in the 2004 Network World Salary Survey, we've programmed this calculator with several categories that could affect your pay. Answer the questions and find out what the average salary is for your job category. 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